awareness

[ uh-wair-nis ]

/ əˈwɛər nɪs /

noun

the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.

Origin of awareness

aware + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM awareness

hy·per·a·ware·ness, noun o·ver·a·ware·ness, noun self-a·ware·ness, noun

Words nearby awareness

awakening, award, award wage, awardee, aware, awareness, awash, awato, away, away goal, away-going crop

Example sentences from the Web for self-awareness

Certain sentences and paragraphs capture a self-awareness that is more insightful than obnoxious or narcissistic.

Time to Grow Up, Lena Dunham |Emily Shire |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But with self-awareness comes self-protection and a little paranoia.

This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural Selection |James Barrat |February 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming.

Francis Spufford on How Atheists Put Religion Through All the Wrong Tests |Francis Spufford |October 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“There is some self-awareness over what they are doing,” said Brooks.

‘Duck Dynasty,’ ‘Buckwild,’ ‘Honey Boo Boo,’ and the 99 Percent |Tricia Romano |December 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Brad spoke to Danny with remarkable candor and an astounding lack of self-awareness—both hallmarks of immaturity.

Bradley Manning’s Political Dreams: New Biography of Accused WikiLeaker |Denver Nicks |May 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
After all, it's just a question of increasing their self-awareness.

Piper in the Woods |Philip K. Dick
Early words are a record of the self-awareness of the human, denoting body parts and elementary actions.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
In the enormous evening only a little shiver of self-awareness was left to her.

Narcissus |Evelyn Scott
His extraordinary self-estimate and self-awareness are equally noticeable.

Whitman |John Burroughs
The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.

The Crow's Nest |Clarence Day, Jr.

Medical definitions for self-awareness

self-awareness

n.

Realization of oneself as an individual entity or personality.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

awareness

noun

Origin of awareness

OTHER WORDS FROM awareness

Words nearby awareness

Example sentences from the Web for self-awareness

Medical definitions for self-awareness

n.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

awareness

noun

Origin of awareness

OTHER WORDS FROM awareness

Words nearby awareness

Example sentences from the Web for self-awareness

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); Medical definitions for self-awareness

n.

Medical definitions for self-awareness